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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1774 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

1001–1100

The Eleventh Century

1 work

1076

Latin

The Monologion

Anselm of Canterbury · 1033–1109

An attempt, made at his monks' request, to establish the existence and nature of God by reason alone, without once quoting scripture.

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1101–1200

The Twelfth Century

1 work

c. 1192

Latin

The Rules of Theology

Regulae Theologicae

Alan of Lille · c. 1128–1202

A hundred and thirty-four axioms for theology in imitation of geometry, opening with the definition of God as an intelligible sphere whose centre is everywhere.

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